Christina Meldrum's Reviews
Reviews of Christina’s Work
Jul.16.2008
Published by Library Journal
In Bethan, ME, 1987, Maren is pregnant; she claims that she is still a virgin. The story of her daughter, Aslaug, follows. She is raised by her severe mother in isolation. Her...
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May.26.2008
Published by Publishers Weekly
Theology is on trial in this extraordinary first novel, which alternates
between courtroom transcripts and a first-person account by the heroine,
Aslaug, prosecuted for murders...
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Jun.09.2008
Published by Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair featured MADAPPLE in Elissa Schappell's "Hot Type," saying, "In debut novelist Christina Meldrum's mesmerizing literary mystery MADAPPLE (Knopf), the worlds of science...
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May.01.2008
Published by Kirkus Reviews Special Edition: Fresh Fiction: 35 Promising Debuts
Kirkus Review spotlighted Madapple in its special edition, "Fresh Fiction: 35 Promising Debuts."
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May.01.2008
Published by Kirkus Reviews
The haunting tale of one exceptionally disturbed family unfolds in this gripping page-turner. Locked away from the world behind heavy drapes in a house with no mirrors, Aslaug...
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Published by The Horn Book
Christina Meldrum Madapple 404 pp. Knopf 5/08 isbn 978-0-375-85176-6 $16.99 Library edition isbn 978-0-375-95176-3 $19.99
In a stellar debut novel that explores the nexus...
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Apr.01.2008
Published by Booklist
Starred Review, Madapple. Meldrum, Christina (Author) May 2008. 416 p. Knopf, hardcover, $16.99. (9780375851766). Knopf, library edition, $19.99. (9780375951763). Aslaug lives in...
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About Christina
Christina Meldrum is the author of MADAPPLE (Knopf, 2008), now available in paperback, and of AMARYLLIS IN BLUEBERRY, forthcoming in 2011 from Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.